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Lette/rs Patent No. 99,370, dated February 1, 187

HAMMER FOR PACKING TOBACCO.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent: and part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN REID SUTTON, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Rammers for Packing Tobacco; and l do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciii-4tion in conjunction therewith, of a sliding pin or punch,

for forcing down into the tobaccoto make a hole for the stem of a pipe,in such relation to the recess formed by the said projection, that whenthe rammer is withdrawn, and before the paper is withdrawn, asmokingpipe can be conveniently packed in the paper with the tobacco.

Figure l represents a side elevation of my improved rammel', and

Figure 2 represents an elevation of the same, and a sectional elevationof the packing-cases with which it is used, showing the tobacco packedtherein.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A and B are the moulds or packing-cases commonly used for packing thetobacco into the small papers in which it is sold to consumers, and

G represents the paper for the reception of the t0- bacco, and which isfirst folded around the lower part of the funnel-mouthed case B, andinserted in the case A, to be held in a vertical position for thereception of the tobacco placed in the funnel-mouthed case B, and forceddown to the top of A by the rammer, after which the rammer and the caseB are withdrawn, leaving the paper in case A to be folded at the top andwithdrawn. v

My invention consists in the application, to the rammer D, of theprojection E, and the sliding punch F, for forming a space in the top ofthe tobacco for the bowl of a pipe, and a hole therefrom to thebottomfor the stem, to enable lme to pack a' smoking-pipe in the paperwith the tobacco, with facility, and to fold the paper over it, and makea neat package of the same size as those without the pipes.

In operation, the rammer is first forced down as far as required. topack the tobacco, with the punch remaining up, then the punch is forceddown.

The projection E may be formed on the end of the rammer in any suitableway, and the punch F is preferablyr arranged to rise up through a holein the square part of the rammer, and to connect with a sleeve, G,capable of sliding up and down ou the shank. Any other approvedarrangement thereof may, however,

A be made.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination, with the rammer D, of the projection E and punch F,arranged for operation substantially as specified'.

2. The combination of the rammer, punch, and

- sleeve, all substantially as specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 21st day ofDecember, 1869.

` JNO-REID SUTTON. Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. RoBER'rs.

